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Barracuda Message Archiver vs Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Message Archiver
Ranking in Email Archiving
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Mimecast Email and Collabor...
Ranking in Email Archiving
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (19th), Office 365 Protection (2nd), Secure Email Gateway (SEG) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Email Archiving category, the mindshare of Barracuda Message Archiver is 4.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection is 18.7%, down from 25.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Email Archiving Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mimecast Email and Collaboration Threat Protection18.7%
Barracuda Message Archiver4.4%
Other76.9%
Email Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2153010 - PeerSpot reviewer
DP Manager at a agriculture with 51-200 employees
Easy to use and doesn't require any maintenance
It's just a backup for email so that if people delete and/or try to remove stuff they shouldn't, we can find it It's easy to use. It's a little bit more expensive than the others.  It's like anything. You got to log in when you want stuff nowadays. Other than that, it's pretty good. I didn't…
HS
Email Security Engineer at Logic Infosecurity
Experience high detection and user-friendly policies with reliable email security implementation
The system is not user-friendly because you have to create policies that are mapped in a dictionary. As an IT engineer, I understand how it works, but explaining it to another IT person can be difficult. Having more user-friendly dashboards would improve the work experience. In Mimecast Email Security, checking policies in the dictionary or gateway is very complicated, and not everyone understands this process. If you examine the Check Point portal, it's user-friendly with easily accessible tabs that anyone can explore. With Mimecast Email Security, making changes might impact existing mailboxes. The portal is complicated compared to Check Point's user-friendly interface.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's easy to use."
"Overall, the solution is good, easy to use, and reasonably priced."
"The solution is stable and reliable; there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"The reviewer gave Mimecast Email Security a rating of 10 out of 10."
"The security on offer is very good."
"We like Mimecast's spam filtering. The email signature feature is also a big plus for our users."
"The piece that is most valuable from the Mimecast standpoint will be the sandboxing feature."
"It's good, it keeps the spam out, and it does a really good job at not allowing threats through."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The interface of this solution is very easy to navigate and user-friendly. There is no delivery in email and other communications, making it reliable. The configuration is relatively easy."
 

Cons

"The user mailbox management is poor."
"It's a little bit more expensive than the others."
"The user mailbox management is poor."
"Mimecast need to ensure that the body text format is correctly handled and that images are properly embedded in the body text."
"Mimecast needs to reduce the number of false positive emails; a big pain point for us."
"I don't think it's ideally suited for maybe a smaller business environment, like, for example, for companies with less than 100 seats."
"It was not a good experience due to the fact that our main infrastructure had a problem for that entire time."
"The price could be better, it should be reduced."
"I did have a problem with Mimecast. That is why I was looking for an alternative solution because their sender IP address gets poorly rated by Microsoft."
"The filtering needs more flexibility."
"Their support should be improved. They are notorious for sending you to knowledge-based articles rather than actually talking to you, but that is, unfortunately, kind of becoming a trend with everything. In terms of features, I haven't had any complaints. However, I don't like the fact they moved to a paid training subscription model. They used to have a lot of free webinars for training, but they have started to charge for them in the past year."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are satisfied with the pricing and the service is bundled so there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"They're a little bit more expensive than the others."
"Compared to the other products in the market, it is neither cheap but nor very expensive. I would rate it somewhere in the middle, 5 out of 10."
"It is a bit expensive."
"The price of Mimecast Mailbox Continuity is expensive."
"The product price is moderate. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"For what it is, the product is overpriced."
"Compared to the other solutions in the market, Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection's pricing is fine."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a ten."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Barracuda Message Archiver?
We use Barracuda Message Archiver to keep a copy of our users' emails, both inbound or outbound. Our goal in using it is that from a compliance perspective, we can provide access to our auditors. I...
What do you like most about Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
The interface of this solution is very easy to navigate and user-friendly. There is no delivery in email and other communications, making it reliable. The configuration is relatively easy.
What needs improvement with Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection?
There is room for improvement since new threats are emerging. Considering the availability of new features would be worthwhile. Mimecast Email Security is somewhat expensive compared to the competi...
 

Also Known As

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Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection, Mimecast Web Security, Mimecast Mailbox Continuity, Mimecast Advanced Email Security
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Alfa Romeo, Texas A&M University, Time Warner, Nintendo, Boeing 
Azizi Developments, Affinity Credit Union, Aftercare, Al Abbar Group
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